Be a Great Divorced Dad [Paperback]

Kenneth N. Condrell (Author), Linda L. Small (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1997

Your marriage may have ended, but your fatherhood has not. How can you stay an involved, caring dad in the aftermath of divorce when all kinds of obstacles appear, making you insecure and uncertain of your parenting skills? With advice and insight from psychologist and family therapist Kenneth N. Condrell, and from some of the ever-growing number of other divorced dads, this practical, insightful handbook will help you:

-avoid the ten most common divorced dad pitfalls
-adjust to family life after the custody agreement
-handle school, homework, and extracurricular activities
-strategize celebrations and holidays
-deal with a child who rejects you
-move on to dating and other relationships

Let divorce be an opportunity for tremendous growth-and great parenting.

Editorial Reviews

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"In addition to a good divorce lawyer, I recommend that all my clients, not just the dads, get this book." --Raoul L. Felder, Divorce Attorney

"A wonderful, easy-to-read book with practical tips for divorced dads...invaluable for parents who are divorcing or already divorced." --Josselyn Sanborn, New York State certified school counselor

About the Author

Kenneth N. Condrell, Ph.D., is a child psychologist and family counselor who has been counseling children and families for thirty years. He is the director of the Condrell Center for Change and has served as a consultant to Children's Hospital of Buffalo, New York, and Fisher-Price Toys. He lives in New York State.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (November 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312155492
• ISBN-13: 978-0312155490
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,024,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Both Practical and Comforting, December 23, 2004

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Joseph Pellerin (Cedar Rapids, IA) - See all my reviews
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The author takes a balanced and practical stance towards divorce and fatherhood. This book was recommended to me by a professional at my 5 year old son's school during my divorce. It was a painful time in my life, and the balanced and equitable tone of the book helped me to deal effectively with the divorce, and also to understand better what my ex-wife was going through.

I appreciated how focused and tightly written the book was - while it was a quick read, it was quite rich in information. Once I finished reading the copy that was lent to me, I immediately purchased my own copy to use as a resource.

If you are a father going through a divorce, I would certainly recommend this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for the Divorced Dad's Library, October 26, 2004

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John Carr (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be a Great Divorced Dad (Paperback)

I recently got this book to improve my relationship with my son who's four years old. I found the book to be easy to read with good and practical tips and information that I found invaluable. It had many things that I started using right away and they helped improve my relationship with my son from the beginning. The author is both a psychologist that councels divorced families along with a divorced dad himself. He offers both on-the-job learned perspectives from the counselor, dad, and child along with his own life experiences. Overall, I feel the book would be a great book to get if you would like to optimize your experiences as a divorced (or seperated) dad.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helpful book, July 2, 2006

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Benjamin Wilkerson (prescott,az.) - See all my reviews
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Despite the father bashing propaganda garbage that we hear and read about,single men can do very well in bringing up their children,if they have a good reference,like this book.